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UK Suicide Bereavement Survey
Dr. Sharon McDonnell
Suicide Bereavement UK
© University of Manchester 2018
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Research Team
Dr. Sharon McDonnell Suicide Bereavement UKUniversity of Manchester
Dr. Sarah Bates Support After Suicide Partnership
Dr. Isabelle Hunt University of Manchester
Dr. Sandra Flynn University of Manchester
Shirley Smith If U Care Share Foundation
Barry McGale Suicide Bereavement UK
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Aim of Presentation
To inform you
• the national suicide bereavement survey
• findings from the pilot phase
• the response to the main study
• to request your help to raise awareness of the survey
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Aims of the Study
• To understand more about the impact a death by suicide may have on the lives of those who are bereaved or affected by the death
• To establish the support people bereaved or affected by suicide received, how the support was helpful, and where such support is lacking
• To examine evidence of the need for suicide bereavement support services.
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Suicide Bereavement Survey
Pilot study1 month, Nov 2016
Main study Sept 2017- Aug 2018
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About the Anonymous Survey
Consists of 72 questions and explores an individuals
• experiences and perceived needs of being bereaved or affected by suicide
• access to support and their perception of it
• number of losses to suicide
• impact of suicide and support staff receive in the workplace (e.g. health professionals, prison officers, teachers etc)
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Who can complete the survey?
• Anyone aged 18 years and over who live in the UK
• Anyone who consider themselves to be bereaved or affected by suicide (this includes professionals)
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What are participants required to do?
• Complete an anonymised online survey which takes approx. 20 mins to complete
• Most of the survey consists of tick boxes, but some text boxes provided for additional information.
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Three Year Preparation for the Study
Ethical approval from the University of Manchester
Public Health England (2015) Supportaftersuicide.org.uk
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Pilot Study
Aim
• Recruit 50 participants
• Test the survey
• Evaluate experiences of those completing the survey
• Identify key findings
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Occupations of some of those who
completed the pilot survey
Teacher, Support Worker, Barista, Journalist, Manager, Learning Development Officer, Telephone Manager, Deputy Registrar, Self Employed Builder, Line Manager, Veterinary Surgeon, Hospital Doctor, Contract Manager, Office Assistant, Farmer, Police Officer, Firefighter, Programme Manager, Driver, Housekeeping in a hotel, Retired Business Manager, Head Teacher, Business Owner and Integrative counsellor etc
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Who Died?
Various relationships referred to in the pilot study and
include:
Mother, father, stepfather, daughter, son, brother, sister, wife, husband,
ex-husband, cousin, niece, friend, friend, neighbour, acquaintance and
colleagues.
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Pilot findings
• Provide a unique insight into the difficulties those bereaved or affected by suicide face.
• Informed us of the revisions that needed to be made prior to the launch of the main study
• The urgency of conducting the national study to inform policy, research and practice
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Main Study
• Launched 27th September 2017 – recruiting until 31st August 2018
• presented pilot findings at Westminster (Nov 2017) and USA (April 2018)
• Survey referred to in the House of Commons and a request for a debate on suicide bereavement (Hansard, 2017) https://goo.gl/KAmKeL
• Survey referred to on BBC Breakfast (6th May 2018)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suicidebereavementUK/U tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ELJTrUMM8k
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To Conclude
• 4279 currently completed the survey
• Please can you help us to help raise awareness of the survey?
• Survey link: research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/cmhs/research/Impactofsuicide
• Survey leaflets providing link available today
• Preliminary findings will be presented at Manchester International suicide bereavement conference (26th Sept 2018)
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Presenting preliminary findings
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Link to the survey: research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/cmhs/research/Impactofsuicide
Thank you
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01706 827 359
Twitter: @SJMcDonn